Posted on 01/08/2020 8:08:52 PM PST by BenLurkin
A new, potent form of viral pneumonia has sickened 59 people in China with high fevers, lung lesions, and difficulty breathing. All have been quarantined, and seven are in critical condition.
WHO calls the outbreak “pneumonia of unknown etiology”—which is epidemiologist speak for we don’t know what the hell this is.
China is not known for open communication about epidemics. SARS was not reported to WHO for months and killed approximately 800 people in 2002 and 2003 while spreading to dozens of countries. This week, China seems to be more readily releasing information, though China continues to be China: The hashtag #WuhanSARS has been blocked by censors.
(Excerpt) Read more at fastcompany.com ...
Two years later....
A thread worthy of resuscitation.
China is still asshoe.
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